Broiler.



A. L. ALTBNBRAND.

BROILBR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 1, 1911..

mmgiw Patented June 30,1914.

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TED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

ALBERT L. AL'.IJENIBRANI),l 0F NEW YORK N. Y.

BROILER.

To all fur/m t may con/cem Be it known that I, ALBERT L. ALTEN- nn-AND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have v part and the supporting part for the object to be broiled.

To accomplish this in the most advantage ous manner, my invention further consists in devising such means that the relatively Inovable parts may be so placed as to assume any desired relative positions between a practically remote position and one in which the parts are adjacent each other.

A further object is to so construct the broiler that these parts may be given the desired relative movements with as little manual exertion as possible -in order to encourage the required frequent changing of the distance between them necessary to obtain the best results in the broiling operation.

In my preferred type of broiler, I give positive movement to one part only, that, preferably, being the part supporting lthe meat or other object to be broiled. This part is constructed to be hand operated up and down to bring it to and from the heat supplying part to assume 'positions best s'uiting different periods of the broiling o eration. The movable part is also provi ed with counter-balancing mechanism to permit its operation with as little manual exertion as possible.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a broken front elevational View partly in section of a .broiler embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a broken side elevational view thereof. l

MyA improvements may be used in any type of broilers and the desired ends may be accomplished by various kinds of mechanisms. I claim my improvements broadly however for I am not aware that prior endeavors have been made to utilize the principles involved in connection with broiling apparatus.

It is usual in broiling meats and the like in order to'produce the best results, to rst bring the object to be broiled in close com- Specication of Letters Patent.

munication with the heat to sear or' positions are iven the object being broiled as have been ound by experience to give the l best results.

My invention is devised to give as little labor to the cook in properly broiling meat as 1s possible. It is necessary that the distance between the meat being broiled and the source of. heat be frequently changed, and the object of my invent-ion is to provide means for changing this distance wherein the minimum amount of work on the part of the cook is required.

The frame work for the broiler may be of any suitable construction and as shown, comprises four le s l which may be conveniently made of ang e irons, and supported near their lower ends by a shelf I2 having turnedover edges 2 for securing it to the legs. The legs are supported at their upper ends by other braces, as will soon be described. At the top of the frame is secured the heat producing part which I have shown as comrising gas burners of usual construction or use in broilers. It briey comprises a pipe 3 secured in brackets 4 for connection with the gas supply pipe (not shown),l and a series of vgas burners (pipes) 5 connected with pipe 3 through the cocks 6 and the air intake devices 7 secured in the supportin plate 8. The gas is preferably emitted through the holes 9 in the lower sides of the burners to produce downwardly projectingames and deflector plates 10 of asbestos Patented J une 30, 1914. applicati@ med may 1, 1911. serial No. 624,299.

or other suitable substance are provided above the burners for deiecting the heat downwardly. The usual flue 11 is provided above the burners for the exit of the waste gases and fumes of the broiling object.

At a suitable distance below the burners is a shelf 13 having flanges 14 for stiffening it and securing it to the legs to afford furthei` support for the frame. Upon this shelf is conveniently placed a pan 15 to catch the drippings from the meat or'other object being broiled, and made portable to enable it to be emptied and easily cleaned.4

The position of the shelf limits the downward movement of the gridiron soon to be described, and it should therefore preferably be placed farther down than in practice it is necessary to move the gridiron. The top ofthe broiler and the sides and back as' far down as the shelf 13 are preferably inclosed by plates 16 to bettery retain the heat and intercept spatterings lof grease fromthe object being'broiled and to further afford sup orting means for the frame. y The'gri iron 17 represents any convenient form ofv open portable gridiron and has preferably a handle 18 for withdrawing it from -vtlfie-'brciiler when desiredv which may also be used as a handle for raising or lowering 'the movable framework hereinafter an: described to' or from the burners. It is supeookand is so constructed that the'fr'ame:

ported'upon a movable framework which may be of any suitable construction to give it movement to and from the burners with the least amount of effort onthe part ofthe work'with' its Supported 'gridiron and contents will remain in any desired position. 1

There are obviously' many ways of' accomplishing the above results. The construction I -lprefer is as follows: An upright post' 19 is secured at eachside of the broiler frame midway thereof by means of sockets 20 suitf ablysecured to the framework of the broiler.

on these-'posts'Y longsleeves"21 are slid- Y ab y'lnounted landftheflower sockets may be made sufiiciently hightof"serveusez stops for'l the sleeves :in their ownw'ard movement; A pair of -runways 2.2,1for 'receiving `the"grid iron" in' slidable 'engagement' are rigidly se cured 'toifthe'fsleeves `as by means xof 'wings 23formed on the runways-between the-beads 24 formed on' 'the sleeves. y 'The runways are conveniently braced by onelor--inore bracing irons '25H50 rigidly 'secure them together.

The sleeves'are alsobracedlby"bracing rod v2 6 secured' sockets 27 to'i'nlude 'the -two sleeves in a rigid slidable frame.4 At a suit able position 'oni the slidable" frame may be secured a handle 28 '(in this instance shown "-f at'the base-of* the sleeves)-to subserve the convenience ofthe cook,but itis obvious that the handle 28- may beomitted 'and the handle used'to raise and lower theframe. This handle 1s convenientlyformed of strips f 29 secured to the sleeves and extending for- Ward beyond the broilerto receive the handle proper 30 to facilitate a moving ofthe slidable frame with-its gridiron `and contents -to bring them to such desired posif tions during the broiling operation as will produce the best results. A

The compensating means ma of any suitable construction. I have s own a simple means however comprising counterweights 31 secured to one end of chains 32 passed over pulleys 33 mounted in brackets 34 depending from the shelf 13. The other ends of the chains are secured to the slidable frame as from the rearwardly projecting ends 35 of the strips 29. These weights, as

vis obvious, provide a counterbalance for the sl'idable' frame, gridiron and its contents so that with little eii'ort they may be moved to any desired position. The weights may be of .a size to counterbalance an average load, and the inertia and friction ofthe respectiveparts especially between the sleeves 21 and posts 19 may be relied upon .to retain the movable parts in any desiredlpo- -sition.` All then that isnecessary for the cookv to do during the broiling operationy is to periodically move the gridiro'n to such po-- sitions 'relative-to the burners as fromv his knowledge ywill produce the best results.- As this is accomplished by simply movi-ng the easily movable handle 30 up or down asthe-case may be to the desired position, there 'is' little danger that there will be the neglect as -in the old. method of broiling, butthat the meat cru-other objects will receive the required attention4 to producethe vlbest results.'

yHaving. thusI described-.fmy--invention I4 lclaim f' l f 1: In'a broiler, @a frame, heat lproducingfmeans secured to the frame,; supporting v means for the object tobe broiled comprising gridiron supporting rods secured in verv tical positions to the frame, sleeves slidably mounted. on 'said rods, horizontal run ways secured `to the upper endsof said sleeves, a gridiron slidably-enga ed in said run ways,- ahandle, -bars connecting the handle to the lower ends ofy the-sleeves pulleys secured to thef frame,' chains passed 'over' the' pulleys and-:secured `oni one side ofthe pulleys tothe' bars,` and counterweights: secured to v the chains* on the other si e' pfsaid pulleys;

' 21A broiler comprising afframe, a broiling chamberopened at the front'an'd having a iue .at the top,l ay series of'v gas' burners at the Atop part `or' said chamber, a portable drip an supported on the bottom of said cham er, vertical supports secured to the frame, sleeves slidably mounted on the said ALBERT L.y ALTENBRAND.

WVitnesses:

S. C. YEATON,

EDW. B. BROOKS. 

